Druze (/ druːz / DROOZ; [23] Arabic: دَرْزِيّ, darzī or دُرْزِيّ durzī, pl. دُرُوز, durūz), who call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (lit. ' the monotheists ' or 'the unitarians'), [24] are an Arab esoteric religious group [25][26][27][28] from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ...

Mar 21, 2025 · Druze are a small Middle Eastern religious sect characterized by an eclectic system of doctrines and by a cohesion and loyalty among its members (at times politically significant) that have enabled them to maintain for centuries …

Mar 21, 2016 · Israeli Druze make up roughly 2% of the country’s population and live mostly in the northern regions of the Galilee, Carmel and the Golan Heights. Their tradition dates back to the 11th century and incorporates elements of Islam, Hinduism and even classical Greek philosophy.

Israeli Druze or Druze Israelis (Arabic: الدروز الإسرائيليون; Hebrew: דְּרוּזִים יִשְׂרְאֵלִים) are an ethnoreligious minority among the Arab citizens of Israel. [2]

The Druze are followers of the Tawheed faith that centers on the belief in the oneness of God. According to most sources, lacking exact census, the Druze number around one to two and a half million worldwide. The largest concentration is in Syria, …

The Druze community, known among themselves as the Muwahideen, are an ethnoreligious group who live primarily in Israel, Lebanon, and Syria.

Most of the Druze towns and villages in Israel are populated exclusively by Druze, although over the last century, a minority of Christians and Muslims have become residents in some of them.

Jun 20, 2019 · The Druze religion is a monotheistic Abrahamic religion that is practiced in the Levant by people who identify themselves as “Muwahhidun.” The global population of the Druze people ranges between 0.8 million and 1 million, with …

Aug 11, 2024 · Druze is a monotheistic belief system that diverged significantly from Shia Islam. The early Druze faced persecution as a result of their departure from Islamic beliefs, leading to the isolation of their community and the eventual cessation of missionary activities in the face of violent opposition.

The term Druze was given to the community by outsiders. They apparently mixed up Muḥammad al-Darāzī, one of the early missionaries of Druze, as the founder of the religion. However, because of his misbehavior, Druzes and its manuscripts regard Darāzī as the first betrayer.